Article: 5 Minnesotans, others infected by salmonella from peanut butter; Retailers were removing the Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter after the FDA said some of it may be contaminated.(NEWS)

Byline: Chao Xiong; Staff Writer

CORRECTION PUBLISHED 02/17/07: This article incorrectly said Supervalu owns Rainbow Foods. Supervalu owns Cub Foods.

Five Minnesotans ages 18 months to 63 were among 290 people nationwide who apparently contracted salmonella from peanut butter that can be traced back to one manufacturing plant.

The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning Wednesday that some Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter produced by ConAgra Foods may be contaminated with the diarrhea-causing bacteria. That prompted the food company, based in Omaha, to initiate a voluntary recall of the products and offer full refunds, said ConAgra ...

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